The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be

Powerful and ambitious attempt to come to terms with the (always) traumatic effects of adoption.

This is a unique blend of documented memoir and adoptee imaginings including a touch of science fiction. Gibney explores her own story and posits what might have been if she had remained Erin Powers, her name at birth, and had been raised by her biological mother. This is a book that could be placed in Fiction or Non-Fiction for different reasons, but either way, it’s a powerful and ambitious attempt to come to terms with the (always) traumatic effects of adoption.